I took a bit of a break from owl making yesterday to make this little bird ornament with glittered wings. She is flying in my studio now. I'm Jewish, as you might have guessed by now, so I've never had a Christmas tree to decorate. Mostly I'm more than okay with this, but I do…
flying
A second flying bird. Actually this is the third one. The real second one is now at Art Star in Philadelphia along with this owl and rooster pair. If you live near Philadelphia I hope you'll stop in at Art Star. It looks like an incredible gallery and store. As part of the show at…
show planning, a new rooster, and a bubble bath
A new rooster in deep reds for the show at Young Blood. I cleaned my studio space and did some brainstorming and planning at the end of last week in order to get ready to make things for the show. The color palette will be the colors that I love the most right now –…
a crow alights
Just in time for Halloween a black crow alighting. I was imagining something like this and it feels so good to be able to create it in fabric. This is the first piece in a what I am hoping will be the biggest and most cohesive body of work I've ever made. I'm thrilled to…
taking flight!
I was sitting at the computer two days ago browsing the hundreds of amazing craft blogs I keep up with and saw these adorable birds made by the ever creative Heidi Kenney and suddenly I had an image in my mind of how to make a bird in flight. This was one of those drop…
a bird and other stuff
A new little bird in fall colors. We had a wonderful Sukkah party this year. Our backyard is ledge and had formerly been pretty inaccessible. We recently finished a major landscape construction project back there that includes a field stone wall, a raised bed with a new Japanese maple, and 8 steps up to a…
owl
A new owl today. This is the first in a series of three new birds for Art Star in Philadelphia. I love the body fabrics on this owl. It has subtle script and bits of line here and there and the muted fall colors are perfect right now. My poor cut finger is starting to…
rooster in mustard and orange
A new rooster today. I had this one almost finished and then set it aside to make the crab. At least one more bird coming before I try another animal. Charlie and I went to Cirque to Soleil on Friday night which was fabulous. It is amazing to see the creativity that this show brings…
curtain owl
About a month ago I bought this vintage (1970's?) curtain panel on eBay. A bit of a late night impulse buy, I must say. But I liked its funky pattern and neutral colors. And finally it has become something – a new owl. This is the last in the latest little series for artstream and…
Fall Rooster
I love fall colors. Deep red is my favorite color and I have a rather overflowing box of red fabrics. I made this rooster with fall in my mind. He is a rather proud fellow, and I am rather proud of him. Just look at all those reds. I have just put him up in…